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Almost Half A Million Delhi Citizens' Personal Data Leaked Online
2019-02-21 13:48

A security researcher has identified an unsecured server that was leaking detailed personal details of nearly half a million Indian citizens... thanks to another MongoDB database instance that...

LPG Gas Company Leaked Details, Aadhaar Numbers of 6.7 Million Indian Customers
2019-02-19 09:18

Why would someone bother to hack a so-called "ultra-secure encrypted database that is being protected behind 13 feet high and 5 feet thick walls," when one can simply fetch a copy of the same data...

Google: All your leaked passwords are belong to us – here's a Chrome extension to find them
2019-02-05 21:38

And I'm OK with this, says chief of HaveIBeenPwned During its incessant web crawling, Google's search engine constantly encounters credentials dumped by hackers or left exposed by the careless....

14k HIV+ records leaked, Singapore says sorry
2019-01-31 13:50

Singapore's Ministry of Health said the HIV status of 14,200 people, plus confidential data of 2,400 of their contacts, is in the possession of somebody who's not authorized to have it and who's...

North Korea Defectors' Details Leaked in Hacking
2018-12-28 15:21

Personal details of nearly 1,000 North Korean defectors living in the South have been leaked in a hacking case, officials said Friday, exposing them to potential threats from the North. read more

57m Americans’ details leaked online by another misconfigured server
2018-11-30 11:30

Misconfigured Elasticsearch servers spilled personal details on 57 million Americans, said reports this week.

Oops: Cisco accidentally leaked in-house Dirty COW exploit code with biz conf call software
2018-11-08 13:23

Critical bugs patched in switches, messaging, analytics Cisco this week patched critical vulnerabilities in its switches, Stealthwatch, and Unity voice messaging system.…

Pakistan: Banks Weren't Hacked, But Card Details Leaked
2018-11-07 11:33

Card Details From 22 Banks Appeared On Underground MarketPakistan says the nation's banks have not been hacked, but are taking defensive steps after nearly 20,000 payment card details appeared for...

Twitter: Don't panic, but we may have leaked your DMs to rando devs
2018-09-21 21:45

Internet outrage mobile insists year-long API bug would have been super-hard to exploit Twitter is in full damage control mode after disclosing that it may have inappropriately exposed some...